{"id":8388,"date":"2017-06-03T09:22:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T09:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/africlub.net\/awdf\/?p=8388"},"modified":"2017-10-03T19:32:39","modified_gmt":"2017-10-03T19:32:39","slug":"transforming-girls-young-women-communities-through-boxing-sofia-omar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/transforming-girls-young-women-communities-through-boxing-sofia-omar\/","title":{"rendered":"Transforming Girls, Young Women &#038; Communities Through Boxing: Sofia Omar."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8389\" src=\"http:\/\/africlub.net\/awdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/AWDF-36-resized.jpg\" alt=\"AWDF-36 resized\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/AWDF-36-resized.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/AWDF-36-resized-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/awdf.org\/OldSite\/wp-content\/uploads\/AWDF-36-resized-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Sofia Omar, 19, is Muslim young woman and part of BoxGirls Kenya. She joined Box Girls whilst in high school, at the age of 16. As a result of engaging in the organisation\u2019s programmes, she has honed her boxing skills. In addition, she has nurtured her entrepreneurial abilities and become more proficient in financial management. Currently a mini-coach and life skills facilitator, Sofia has defied the odds and transcended stereotypes on the basis of her gender and religion. As a result, she has leveraged an inborn capacity for leadership to influence her peers and mentor young girls and women in her community.<\/p>\n<p>To read the rest of Sofia&#8217;s story click the link below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/africlub.net\/awdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/BOX-GIRLS-PE-1.pdf\">Box Girls Profile: Sofia Omar<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sofia Omar, 19, is Muslim young woman and part of BoxGirls Kenya. She joined Box Girls whilst in high school, at the age of 16. 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